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Event: Lifelong's Chicken Soup Brigade (Georgetown)
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Location: Lifelong's Chicken Soup Brigade
210 S Lucile St, Seattle, WA 98108
Date: Dec 21st 2024, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Staff: Manager: Jeannette R ; Coordinator: Ashley W
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Event Description:

Lifelong’s food and nutrition program, Chicken Soup Brigade (CSB), improves the nutritional health of individuals living with chronic conditions and hunger. We recognize the importance of nutrition to overall health. It has the power to reduce symptoms of many illnesses. It can minimize medication side effects. And it can provide comfort when it is needed most.

Chicken Soup Brigade’s clients have specific health challenges, such as HIV, diabetes, kidney disease, cancers, or disabling arthritis. Most are living below the Federal Poverty Level, and all require assistance in managing their nutritional health. CSB offers a comprehensive food and nutrition program designed not only to feed people but to nourish them.

What we'll be doing:

Kitchen volunteers are a part of CSB’s lively, bustling kitchen operation! You're a part of a team of top chefs who prepare nutritious and delicious meals for our chronically ill clients. Slicing, dicing, chopping, packaging - all are examples of tasks you could do in any given shift. No prior kitchen experience required… just a willingness to learn a new skill. Each week we prepare and package 4000 meals - we couldn’t do this without our amazing community of volunteers!

What you should know:

2024 COVID-19 LIFELONG SAFETY INFORMATION:

Group Member Form Required: YES - Volunteers are required to fill out a Group Member Form by 5 pm on Thursday, December 19th, in order to volunteer onsite.

Full Vaccination Required: YES - Volunteers are required to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination before our shift begins in order to keep clients, volunteers, and staff as safe as possible. Please email a photo of your vaccination card or QR code from MyIR showing your name and vaccination dates to lifelong(at)onebrick.org.

Masks Required: OPTIONAL - Masks are recommended but optional inside Lifelong facilities. Volunteers are encouraged to wear their own masks, but a limited supply of masks should be available in the volunteer check-in area.

Health Screening Required: YES - Volunteers are requested to cancel their volunteer registration if exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms and/or have tested positive for COVID-19. Please cancel on the event page or email your Event Manager as soon as possible so that we can update Lifelong on any roster changes. Thank you!

Social Distancing Required: YES - Volunteers are asked to maintain space between yourself and others while inside the building. Staff will place volunteers in stations at the beginning of our shift, but if you'd like to be placed farther away from others please let us know at the beginning of our shift.

 
Getting Here: Free street and limited on-site parking available. Nearby bus routes are 131 & 132. Bicycles can be secured inside or outside the building.
 
Entrance: Ring the doorbell next to the doorway at the FAR LEFT when you’re facing the 210 S Lucile Street building. A staff person will open the door and can point out the volunteer check-in area if necessary (please let them know if this is your first time in the building).
 
Personal Items: Lifelong's Chicken Soup Brigade space has cubicles for personal items, but keep in mind that it’s not a locked space.
 
What to Wear: Lifelong will provide a clean apron, bandana, and disposable gloves for your use when volunteering. If you prefer to wear your own hat, you are welcome to bring it along.
 
As part of kitchen and warehouse safety, we require that all volunteers wear:
  • Tops that cover shoulders
  • Bottoms that are at least past the knee
  • Closed-foot shoes (no sandals, flip flops, slippers, Uggs, etc)

Family-Friendly Volunteer Info: Let us know in the RSVP notes if you are bringing any volunteers who are 12 to 17 years old (PLEASE INCLUDE THE FULL NAME OF ALL VOLUNTEERS UNDER AGE 18). Children 12 and over are welcome to volunteer at Lifelong with an adult chaperone, and all volunteers under 18 must submit a signed Parental Consent Form and a Lifelong Volunteer Application (Minor) prior to each volunteer session.

Food & Safety: Please notify Lifelong staff if you have any physical limitations or allergies, open cuts, or do not feel well prior to volunteering.

Where to Meet:

Entering the 210 S. Lucile building: Ring the doorbell outside the door on the FAR LEFT when you’re facing the Lifelong building (southeast corner on South Lucile Street). A staff member will open the door for you, and we'll show you where the volunteer area is and have you sign in before you wash your hands & get started in the kitchen!

Lifelong:

Lifelong's mission is to empower people living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS and/or other chronic conditions to lead healthier lives. Lifelong was formed in 2001 through the merger of Chicken Soup Brigade and Northwest AIDS Foundation. From our beginnings in 1983, when we passed a soup can around Volunteer Park and collected $42 to help people living with HIV/AIDS in our community, Lifelong has remained a leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS and continues to be a champion of healthy lives for all. Today, our years of serving people with HIV/AIDS have provided us with the knowledge base to help others experiencing hunger and the spectrum of HIV illnesses.

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